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The wars & local soldiers, 1913

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Press in War Time. Function's and Responsibilities. (By Sydney Brooks in the "Outlook.")

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 6

A war correspondent operates merely at the front, or as near as he can get to it, and only after hostilities have actually begun. He has it in his power…

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The War. Awful Slaughter. Russia and Roumania. London

The Cobar Herald · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 5

According to Turkish official information, 6000 Turks and 4000 Servians perished at Scutari in the recent battle…

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A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter LIII--Continued

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 6

The speaker alluded to a ukase to that effect, issued by the Emperor Alexander at the time he granted a constitution to unhappy Poland: but what cared the…

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A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter LIV.--Continued

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 6

The Governor returned once more to his residence, where the prisoners, who had been released from prison by his directions, had already arrived. He…

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A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter Iv-- Continued

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 6

"Would it were past," murmured the Princess to herself; "those renewed struggles between affection and inclination will destroy us both. "…

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Am Incident of the War

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 7

The Greck soldiers at the front in the Balkan Peninsula are a motley crowd. Numbers of them have been fish and oyster sellers in Australia,…

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A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter L'VI.--Continued

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 6

The perilous enterprise was more than two-thirds accomplished, when the exiles suddenly felt the ice rise beneath their feet, as if making a violent offer to give…

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Press in War Time. Functions and Responsibilities

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 6

(By Sydney Brooks in the "Outlook.") A war correspondent operates merely at the front, or as near as he can get to it, and only after hostilities have…

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Cost of Italy's War. £30,000,000 Required

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 6

The Italian Minister of Finance presented yesterday to Parliament detailed report on the financial situation, showing that the…

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A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter LVIII.--Continued

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 6

The French were the first to land, but such was the celerity with which the dissambarkation was accomplished that in half-an-hour they had six thousand men…

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The War. Bulgarians at the Gates of Constantinople

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1913 · page 2

The Bulgarians are at the gates of Constantinople. The boom of camions is audible. The inhabitants are panic…

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The War

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 3

On Sunday the Bulgarians reached the gates of Constantinople, and the boom of their guns was audible in the city. The inhabitants were…

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A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter [?]VIII.--Continued

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 6

The sergeant slowly raised the rough foraging cap which partly concealed his face, and the worn-out fugitive recognised the countenance of Francis Bailey,…

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A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter [?]X-- Continued

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 6

"That man has a soul," observed the Pole to his companion, as they passed from the tent of the Marshal, "stamped with the [?]al of the divinity in witness of…

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"Silent Doctor." Butcher and Soldier. Big Colliery Practice

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 6

Move details of the extraordinary career of the man calling himself Richard Henry Barber, but whose real name is said to be Harry Virtue, were…

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A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter Lxi.-- Continued

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 6

"What would they say to us in Harloyford if they could see us? Another rich battle, and our dobt to the Rooshians will be pretty well paid."…

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A Weird War Story

The Cobar Herald · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 2

A weird story is told of Spion Kop by an ex-soldier of the Scottish Rides who was wounded and disabled on the slope. A sergeant of the regiment lay…

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A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter LXII.--Continued

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 6

He gave a peculiar whistle, which, when out tracking the sables or hunting the bears or wolves in Siberia, had served as a signal between them, giving Jack…

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A Weird War Story

The Western Herald · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 2

A weird story is told of Spion Kop by an ex-soldier of the Scottish Rifles who was wounded and disabled on the slope. A sergeant of the regiment day…

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Hooligan Soldiers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 May 1913 · page 7

Another riot occurred among Territorials encamped at Otago (N.Z.), a mob of Whom charged the pressmen's camp and threatened to bayonet the…

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